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BHP the first to trial Cat's take on trolley assist

Trials to be conducted at Jimblebar and Escondida

Denise Johnson (left) and Ragnar Udd with a Cat 798 fitted with the Dynamic Energy Transfer system. A mock-up of the electric rail is to their left. Credit: BHP

Denise Johnson (left) and Ragnar Udd with a Cat 798 fitted with the Dynamic Energy Transfer system. A mock-up of the electric rail is to their left. Credit: BHP

BHP has become the first customer to put Caterpillar's Dynamic Energy Transfer system to the test. The DET is Caterpillar's take on trolley assist technology to give battery-electric and diesel-electric...

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